A580 road

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A580 road
Length (miles) 29.5
Length (km) 48.5
Direction West - East
Start Walton, Merseyside (Liverpool)
Primary
destinations1		 St Helens
End Irlams o' th' Height, Salford (A6)
Construction began 29th April. 1929
Construction ended 1934
Roads joined A5058 road
M57 motorway
A5300 road
A59 road
A5207 road
A5208 road
A570 road
A571 road
A58 road
A49 road
M6 motorway
A573 road
A572 road
A579 road
A574 road
A577 road
A575 road
M61 motorway
M60 motorway
A5185 road
A666 road
A6 road
Notes
  1. Primary destinations as specified by the Department for Transport.

The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool or the Liverpool-East Lancashire Road (abbreviated to and known commonly as East Lancs Road)[1] was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester,[1]. It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July 1934.[1]

The road runs from Walton in Liverpool to join the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height in Salford, and was designed to eventually have three parallel roads, one for through traffic and two for local access,[1] although in the event it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool boundary had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain.[dubious – discuss] It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although this was never carried out: that intended portion has now been superseded by the M62 motorway.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Early Highways Liverpool-East Lancashire Road A580. Historic Highways. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.

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